There are two main types of coverings for the Torah scroll in use today, an embroidered-usually velvet-covering, and a hard […] Read More
Category: Daily Moroccan Halachot
**Dedicated to the Refua Shelema of Dan ben Lina** The Arizal writes (Sha’ar HaKavanot 48d) that the opening of the Hechal is […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 124:7) rules that idle chatter is forbidden during the repetition of the Amida and says […] Read More
Electricity on Yom Tov
The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 470:1) rules that firstborn males fast on the eve of Pesah and the source of this law […] Read More
**Dedicated to the Hatzlaha of the Rach HaNolad of Emile and Galia Amzallag and Mazal Tov to the new boy** The […] Read More
During Aseret Yeme Teshuva the Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 603:1) states that one who normally eats bread products baked by non-Jews (Pat […] Read More
The Mishna (Pesahim 10:8) states that one may not partake of desserts or similar foods after eating the Korban Pesah, which is now […] Read More
There is a general prohibition to have a non-Jew perform a forbidden labor (Melacha) on Shabbat, either by telling them […] Read More
The section that follows Karpas is Yachatz. In Yachatz we cut the Matza into two pieces and the reason for this is given in the Gemara: “Darko […] Read More